$111.7 million for victims of unnecessary heart surgeries at Redding Medical Center.

$10.8 Million recovered in a case involving the wrongful death of a four-year-old girl.

$10.65 Million for the family of a construction foreman killed in a pipeline explosion.

$6.5 Million recovered for a teenager injured in a solo car rollover.

California Scaffolding Accident Lawyers

According to the Occupational Safety and Heath Administrations (OSHA) over 2 million construction employees work on scaffolding on a regular basis in the United States; with about 4,500 construction workers suffering serious and even fatal injuries each year as the result of improper scaffolding safety precautions and employer negligence.

Even though there are many State and Federal regulations which are supposed to be enforced within the construction industry, these accidents still occur. It is the responsibility of construction company owners, general contractors and sub-contractors to implement a wide variety of safety measures, and if these people ignore these important safety measures innocent workers are at risk for serious physical injuries.

A scaffold is defined as an elevated, temporary work platform. There are numerous types of scaffolds, such as supported scaffolds, suspended scaffolds, and manlifts. Workers in various types of employment use scaffolds as part of their daily routines, and are subjected to many hazards associated with working on scaffolds, including:

• Electrocution, mainly due to proximity of the scaffold to overhead power lines.
• Falls from high elevations, due to lack of fall protection.
• Collapse of the scaffold, caused by instability or overloading.
• Being struck by falling tools, work materials, or debris.

Although strict regulations have been established within the construction industry, many employers continue to act in an irresponsible and negligent manner placing innocent workers at risk. If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in Northern California as the result of a scaffolding accident, please contact Gillin, Jacobson, Ellis & Larsen right away. Our California scaffolding accident injury attorneys have over three decades of experience successfully representing seriously injured workers, and recovering for them the monetary compensation that they deserve.